"I am serious, is it such a blessing ... I can read the Book of Mormon in Spanish and understand everything."

Here is Morgans letter. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! She got everything we sent her in the package!  So exciting!! And, she sent a lot of photos, and they are fun.

She will be transferred tomorrow. She didn't know where or who with yet, but she will know tomorrow --- on her very birthday! She wanted to stay but is at peace knowing it is the right thing! she loves these people and will miss them all!

Lisa

my birthday balloons from Hermana Coleman and Hermana Hansen!

we love our choco mangos....MMMMM!!! SO GOOD!

this is our transportation here in Guatemala!! so great.

this sign tho,...hahahaha Ashley you gotta translate this for everyone!!

p day on the big beautiful turf field

Two of the many families she will miss when she leaves!

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

on WEDNESDAY!  We love you and hope you have a wonderful birthday!  I am so glad you got your package.  BUT, I wonder if you got everything. Did it look opened?  The mail man told us to put stickers over the seams so you would know if it had been cut or ripped open. 

Nah, it was all there and unopened! THANKS!! LOVE IT ALL! Thank you. And yes it was all there. The pop rocks are a hit here. The kids love them!! ITS SO FUN!! hahaha and I love the backpack! It is great!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I wish I was smart enough to add a birthday sign and banner and all the good stuff, unfortunately, I was only thinking about the needs, not the "funs"! So pretend you got a birthday sign to hang up and remind you that we all love you.  You could open the box and write it on the inside of the box!?!?! Tacky, but could be fun! Sorry, I will get smarter I hope as time goes by. Weight is money - scared me!  Plus I wasn't convinced you would even get the package at all!

Ya, don't worry. Hermana Hansen and Coleman gave me balloons today during district meeting. And I get to have transfers tomorrow for my birthday....I was hoping that because it is my birthday I would be able to stay, but the Lord has other plans. We shall see. It is so hard to leave here. SO HARD!! They are all my family, but its a little bit harder because I don't know if I will ever see them again. I know I will see you guys, and that was hard to say good bye, but the people here, I don't know if I will, it makes me sick to think about leaving, but I am at peace with it because I know that it is what I need to do!!

Tell us about your week.  I loved your stories from conference last weekend.  Dad did his lesson with the 17 yr olds using the conference Church News:  recapping the talks!  Do you want us to send you a conference Ensign?  Will you get one when they come out? Let me know!  

We always get the Ensigns....so don't need to send one! Thanks though!! I don't have much time to read them anyways!!

We sure hope you have a wonderful week.  I need more photos of your apartment.  I thought the one you sent last week was the one of your apartment, then I realized it was the shower/toilet room.  I was scared. Open air roof, etc.  Freaked me out.  I would love to see what it is like INSIDE your apartment, too! Is this area the same where you have a laundry lady and cook - or was that your last area!  I can't remember.  

Same area...but we shall see what the next one brings!!

Take care Morgan.  We love you so much!  We pray for you in every prayer!  We want you happy, healthy, and successful.  Be careful with your OLD body and go easy on it.  Keep it fit, but be nice.  Take it slow in jumping back in to well, jumping and running!  Include Heavenly Father in everything you do. Pray before you do anything (activities, study, appointments -- everything) and ask for guidance.  I bet you already do, but I cannot get off my mind how important that is.  

Good luck with your Spanish Book of Mormon reading!  That is awesome!

I am serious, is it such a blessing but I can read the Book of Mormon in Spanish and understand everything. There are some words I don't know, but that's an easy fix. Everyone is shocked that I have only been out for 6 months and can speak Spanish the way I can. They all say my Spanish is better than any other North American that they have ever heard. The gift of tongues is so real!! Its amazing!! I love Spanish!! I CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH! Last night this man was trying to talk to me in English and it took aaaalllll of my brain power to reply in English!  My homecoming talk will be a hoot for all of you in a year....because I won't be able to speak...hahahahaha

LOVE YOUR GUTS!

Mom

So yes, I was sick all week, well not really, but sort of, just thinking about transfers. I did not want tot leave. But it's true, I have to leave. I was hoping that because its my birthday President would let me stay, but the Lord has a different plan.

This was a wild week. JM has been drunk everyday. He leaves the house at 5 am to drink. His mom hides his shoes so he cant leave, but he still leaves. This also makes me sick...I am just so sad for the man!! I know he can change, but he needs to know it too. We have a family so close to being baptized. It's this cute grandma and her 2 grandkids. This cute lady is so STUBBORN! She wont get baptized til she get an answer to her prayers with a specific date....she is a little bit confused...hahaha we are working with her a lot. She is just scared to change...that's all. Her cute grandkids are SO EXCITED TO GET BAPTIZED! hahaha I am sad I will miss it. We always have Geovanni and Carlos, two jovenes...17 and 19. They are so great. They will be baptized this month. Geovanni just needs to quit working Sundays and Carlos just needs a bit more confidence. HE IS SO SHY. It's kind of funny, but the are both great. 

I don't have tons to tell you this week, but I am going to try to send lots of fun pictures.

Yesterday for p day we went to this big beautiful turf soccer field to play. We had 1 hour...I was SO SAD. I've realized its such a piece of humble pie for me to not have a good knee...because it killed me to not be able to play as hard as I used to be able to...I still had 2 goals...hahahaha but it killed me. I know I have to be careful, so I was keeper most the time, but after a while I couldn't handle it, I had to play field for a bit....it is just a pride thing...and a love thing. It was so fun either way!! 

K I am going to send some fun pictures now...hope you are all doing great. I will let you know what happens with transfers. Thanks for all the birthday wishes. You guys are the best. I AM PRAYING FOR YOU ALWAYS AND HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY!!

Hermana Oliphant

morgan.oliphant@myldsmail.net